Dish-drainer.



No. 842,703. PATENTED JAN. 29, 1907.

M. E. ROBERTS.

DISH D RAINER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1905.

MARY ELLA ROBERTS, OE DAWSON, NORTH DAKOTA.

DISH-DRAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 29, 1907.

Application filed August 29, 1905. Serial No. 276,199.

To LLZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY ELLA ROBERTS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dawson, in the county of Kidder and State of North Dakota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dish-Drainers, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to dish-drai'ners, and more particularly to thatclass adapted to be used in the interior of dish-pans, one Of theobjects being to provide a device of the character described that shallbe simple and inexpensive in construction and effectual and convenientin operation.

Other objects and advantages Of my invention, as well as the structuralfeatures by means Of which these objects are attained, will be madeclear by an examination of the specification, taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings, in which the same reference-numerals indicatecorresponding pcrtions throughout, and in which Figure l is across-section showing a dishpan and my drainer in operative positiontherein. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the drainer, showing thesupports in dotted lines; and Fig. 3 is a top plan, also showing thesupports in dotted lines.

1 designates a dish-pan of the ordinary well-known construction, and 2 acircular disk or plate, which may be made of any suitable material,preferably galvanized tin to avoid rust, and having a concave uppersurface, causing it to slope to the center thereof from all points. Atthe center is an opening 3, and concentric of the rim or Outer edge ofthe disk 2 are curved slots Or Openings 4, and concentric of said slotsor openings and at a suitable distance therefrom are other curved slotsor openings 5, the

objects of said central opening 3 and the curved slots or Openingsbeingto permit the water to escape from the surface of the disk and flow intothe pan. The slots 4 and 5 also serve to engage the lower edges of thedishes when placed edgewise On the disk,

thus avoiding the necessity of providing ribs or other projections whichcollect the dirt and make the drainer hard to clean. The disk issupported by the legs or supports 6, of which there may be any desirednumber.

In operation the drainer is placed in the pan, different sizes beingconstructed to .fit pans of different capacities, as shown in Fig. 1,with the legs or supports 6 resting on the bottom of the pan. The dishesare then placed in the pan and rest upon the circular disk or plate 2.As the upper surface of this disk Or plate is concave, the Waterdripping from the dishes immediately passes through the curved slots oropenings 4 and 5 or through the central opening 3 into the bottom of thepan.

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A dish-drainer comprising a rimless cOncavO-conveX disk having asmooth upper and a smooth lower face, a central opening, arcuate slotsconcentric with the opening, and

a support for the disk.

2. A dish-drainer comprising a rimless concavo-convex disk having asmooth upper and a smooth lower face, arcuate slots con- (cleiptricallyarranged, and a support for the is r.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

MARY ELLA ROBERTS.

